Credit Card Privacy Litigation

The public's distrust of credit card companies has increased in recent years. Evidence that credit card companies have sold their customers' private information to outside sources and allegations of unauthorized charges and fees have prompted Zimmerman Reed to investigate issues of financial privacy and credit card fraud. When it comes to the information provided and related to banks or credit cards, the public expects a certain level of privacy and fiduciary guardianship.

Our firm's investigation has revealed that some banks and credit card companies have actively engaged in marketing and selling customers' detailed financial information to affiliates, telemarketers, and other companies, without notice to customers. It has also been discovered that some credit card companies target consumers with sub-prime credit and then continually keep them over their credit limit with a never-ending cycle of late fees and over-limit fees. Some companies also charge their customers for services that were never requested and continue to penalize the customer while the charges are disputed. Such actions result in lowered security for the consumer, bad credit history through no fault of the consumer, and the constant interruption of consumers' personal time and privacy.

Zimmerman Reed has successfully represented consumer class actions against financial institutions engaged in the business of selling consumers' personal financial information for profit and charging unauthorized fees to their customers. These cases have resulted in millions being returned to credit card customers. If you believe a company has invaded your privacy for their profit or if you have unauthorized charges on your credit card and would like a free initial review of your documents, please contact us, toll-free, at 1.800.755.0098 or click here to send us an email.